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The Grace of God Arrived!

The Grace of God arrived, bringing salvation to all people. Who or what is the Grace of God? Are all people everywhere saved by the arrival of the Grace of God? Is salvation even necessary, and if so from what? In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks Titus 2:11 to see what God’s Word tells us about grace and salvation.

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Adorn the Apple Tree

What do you do with irrelevant Bible passages? How do you handle a passage written to a population that doesn’t exist in our society? In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks how useful Titus 2:9-10 are even though they are addressed to household slaves.

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Young Men With Sound Teaching

Titus 2:6-8 gives instructions for how young men are to live out sound doctrine. For these young men, they are not yet mature but are on the path to maturity. They will have opponents, but if they live according to this text those opponents will have nothing to say and will experience appropriate shame that leads to the Gospel.

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The Sober-Minded Older Man

Who is the most important person in your family? If we look to the Bible’s prescription for how family members are to live out what accords with sound doctrine, we find in Titus 2:2 the person who should be the most important to a Christian family. Christian grandfathers are given the priority position in this passage of Scripture and we find that the most important characteristic for this man is to be sober-minded. In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks what it means to be sober-minded and why it is valuable for life.

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The Reverent Older Woman

Titus 2:1-10 lays out how different types of people live out what accords with sound doctrine. In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks verse 3 to see what Scripture says an ideal older woman should be like. Why are these specific qualities appropriate for an older woman? Listen to this unpacking of God’s Word to see how you can adorn the Gospel.

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Silence the Empty Talkers

One of the jobs of a church elder is to rebuke those who contradict sound doctrine. Titus 1:10-16 describes the problem population that needs to be rebuked. In this sermon Pastor Catlan unpacks the problem, the response, and the reason that Paul gives for leaders to silence those who teach false doctrine.

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When the Cup is Red

Proverbs 23:24-35 provides one of the strongest warnings about alcohol in Scripture. What does Scripture really say about drinking alcohol? What is a mixed drink and why does it matter? Find answers to these questions as Pastor Catlan unpacks this text to the glory of God.

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The Wise Leader

How wise should an elder be? What specifically should they know? Why does it matter for the church to grow in wisdom about Jesus? In this message on Titus 1:9, Pastor Catlan unpacks the requirement for an elder to hold firm to the Word of God as taught and for all Christians to ask good questions to access all things pertaining to life and godliness.

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The Moral Leader

Titus 1:7-8 gives a list of moral qualifications for an elder. Should Christians evaluate a person based on their morality? If our righteousness comes from Christ and not our own works then why does this matter? In this message, Pastor Catlan unpacks the value of Christian morality as a secondary but important matter.

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God’s Steward

What does it mean to be a steward and how do you evaluate a potential elder on being a steward? Is stewardship just about money or does God's steward show this behavior in other ways? In this message Pastor Catlan unpacks Titus 1:7 and 1 Peter 4:10-11 to explain how to be God's steward.

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